Golda

Golda is a term of which the various forms stem from Proto-Germanic gulþą "gold", and may refer to:

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Golda, the original name of Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands
Golda, the earliest known name for the river Gouwe in the Netherlands
Ramat Golda neighborhood in Haifa, Israel
Sderot Golda Meir (Route 436 (Israel–Palestine)), regional arterial road in Israel and the West Bank

Golda (Yiddish: גאָלדע or גאָלדאַ, Hebrew: גוֹלְדָה) is a Yiddish-language female name. Notable people with this name include:

Mascha Kaléko (1907–1975), born Gołda Małka Aufen, German-language poet
Olga Bancic (1912–1944), born Golda Bancic, Jewish Romanian communist and member of the French Resistance during World War II
Golda Fried (born 1972), novelist, writer, and poet
Golda Friedman, character from Berlin Station (TV series)
Golda Gorbman (1887–1959), spouse of Kliment Voroshilov
Golda Glickman, better known as Roxana Sand or Roxanne Carmine, erotic dancer and fan dancer
Abigail Golda Hoffman (born 1947), Canadian track and field athlete
Lea Golda Holterman (born 1976), Israeli photographer
Golda Krolik (1892–1985), Detroit activist and organizer
Golda Lishansky, better known as Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi (1886–1979), Israeli author and educator, and a leading Labor Zionist
Golda Madden (1886–1960), American actress
Golda Marcus (born 1983), swimmer from El Salvador
Golda Meir (1898–1978), fourth Prime Minister of Israel
Golda Rosheuvel (born 1970), Guyanese-British actress and singer
Mary Golda Ross (1908–2008), Native American female engineer
Golda Selzer (1910–1999), academic and pathologist at Groote Schuur Hospital, and co-founder of SHAWCO
Golda Schultz (born 1983), South African operatic soprano
Gołda Stawarowska, woman in the Warsaw Ghetto boy photograph
Gołda Tencer (born 1949), Polish actress and singer
Ireneusz Golda (born 1955), Polish athlete
Natalie Golda (born 1981), Olympic water polo player